“Writers in the Opinion section are definitely liberal leaning, but that’s because, despite my best efforts, I could not convince conservatives to write. I’ve aggressively tried to recruit conservatives because I believe it’s vital to show as many perspectives on an issue as possible. I want all students to feel represented in our paper. I’m desperate to balance the Opinion section out.”

COLLEGE IS OVERRATED AND EXPENSIVE: “I wasn’t a good student in high school, but I wanted to prove that I can get a college diploma. I’d be the first one in my family to do it. But it’s been five years and $80,000, and I still have 45 credits to go.”

This story is especially poignant for me because my husband had a similar story in high school. A high school counselor flat out said he shouldn’t go to college. Years later, he is still working on it, the difference being that he is not in debt and is going to school part-time.